Puget Sound is home to dozens of islands. Sue Frause has lived on Whidbey Island since 1975 and still thinks it’s fun taking a ferry to get home. Read about her island’s colorful characters and what makes Whidbey such a unique place.

Portland, OR – While walking up Morrison Street to spend a few hours at the Portland Art Museum, something very familiar caught my eye. Wildlife, lots of it, all done up in bronze. They had to be Georgia Gerber’s works of art. Although I couldn’t find an identifying plaque, I hopped on the Internet later in the day, and found the photogenic creatures on Georgia’s website.

Oregon Wildlife is a 1986 installation by Georgia Gerber of 25 separate sculptures. Located on both sides of the Pioneer Courthouse on Yamhill and Morrison (between 4th and 5th) in downtown Portland, the animals are in, on and around a series of fountains. The wildlife includes bears, deer, beavers, otters and seals. According to her website, Georgia was notified of the commission the day her daughter Laura Hudson was born, and the work was installed nine months later. Note the same gestation period.

Georgia has been in the news of late with the recent injury and rehab to her iconic Rachel the Pig. The bronze sow was hit by a wayward cab in the Pike Place Market, and returned to her Clinton birthplace to undergo repairs by Georgia, Randy Hudson and Virginia Keck. You can read more about the mishap and repair in my previous blog post.